PubliCalendar: Aid Seattle's Parks, Libraries, and Kids

Today's picks for civic nerds.

Victor Steinbrueck Park by Pike Place Market is pretty nice, but do the Park Commissioners need to know anything about it? Tell them tonight.

For Thursday

Board of Park Commissioners Meeting

Once a month, a volunteer body known as the Board of Park Commissioners meets to discuss issues related to Seattle's parks and decide what advice the mayor, city council, and other city officials need to hear in order to maintain the Emerald City's green spaces.

At last month's meeting the commissioners investigated the Parks Department's plans for a performance measurement system, raising important questions such as: what data Parks should collect? How would they do it? And what does park "performance" even mean?

These questions and others led Parks to update its work plan, and the new version will be presented at Thursday's meeting. Be there to find out what this could mean for parks in your neighborhood and potentially contribute to the discussion of how best to improve and maintain Seattle's many parks.

MOHAI Presents Shalom! Open for Business: Tales of Jewish Merchants in Washington State

In partnership with the Washington Jewish Historical Society, MOHAI will be displaying the rich details of Jewish history in the Northwest beginning this Saturday.

Through Mid-January, MOHAI's Linda and Ted Johnson Family Community Gallery will feature photographs, anecdotes, videos, interactive displays, and original artwork from early Jewish immigrants to Seattle, many of whom made their way to the West Coast from Eastern Europe to escape religious and political persecution. From fish peddlers to butchers, bakers, and luggage makers, this exhibit offers a look at the lives and livelihoods of some of Seattle's earliest Jewish families.

Not registered yet, but hoping to vote in this year's election? Time is running short. Online registration has already closed, and Monday at 4:30pm is the final deadline to participate in August's election.

Multiple candidates and Proposition 1, the measure to create a metropolitan park district in Seattle, are on the ballot. Don't neglect your civic duty; register by Monday, study up, and cast an educated vote by August 5.

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